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Comment by Xerxus

Attained the title just 3 minutes ago. I had done the vials in 3.0.2, and I grabbed the Time-Phased Phylactery about an hour ago.

Looks like they haven't switched A Distraction for Akama for this one yet. (This one offers no gold in the quest log, but gives out experience instead, presumably)

If you want to get the title, you better hurry. Blizzard won't leave this hole for long.

Comment by Bogsie

I've had the quest for Hyjal attunement (the vials) in my log since TBC, but only recently picked up the continuation quest for the BT attunement in SSC. Even so, I still obtained the Hand of A'dal title after completing these quests just now.

So if you, like me, never did SSC and didn't get to pick up the BT questline, but still have the vials quest in your log, you might be able to pick up your title after all :)

Comment by Lieandra

I was able to attain my title today with only having the Vial quest and ruse quest in my log. I had not done any of them (I couldn't get to do them prior to Wrath even paying for runs). That also means I didn't have ANY of the vials.

In short: 1. I did both Vasj and kael today for vials. Turned in. 2. killed the bird with the costume on. 3. did follow on quests to this one (quest number: 10985).

So it appears that you can get the correct quest follow ons for title so long as you have the first quests in your log prior to Wrath having come out.

Comment by riinuka

Totally just earned the title today, even post 4.0.3. Check out Krynnyth of Scilla.

All I had to do was finish out the Vials of Eternity quest (10445) that I still had. I had not even picked up the quest from the NPC after Kara'thress (meaning had not killed Al'ar, Winterchill, etc) - I did all of that this past week.

Finished 'Distraction for Akama" (13429, the new one), and was awarded the title.

Comment by anyankha

I just turned in this quest and got the title. Not sure how that happened, because I dropped my vials quest when wotlk came out, and picked it up again by the time Ulduar came out.

Comment by agusiaak

I was trying to do this quest and something wrong happened. One of these mobs has blocked, I mean when he has 1/140k hp (0%) I couldnt kill him. I was trying to kill the rest of mobs but nothing was happening. Is there any way to do this quest? Or its just blocked?

Comment by R1xen

I also ran into this problem. I was able to fix it by running back down the ramp until Vagath reset. After this, he started slowly walking down the ramp toward Maiev Shadowsong. When he got far enough down, he yelled something and Maiev moved up to attack him. After that, I was able to kill him.

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Comment by sorsa

Quest seems to be broken as of 5.0.4, Xi'ri has no dialogue options to start the event and so Akama and Maiev will never arrive.

Comment by zenai

Had a GM complete this for me post 5.0.4, and apparently you need both of the original quests to get the title (having just the Vials quest isn't acceptable). He even went as far as to check people's quest ID records for me to confirm that the people on here that got the title always had the original 'A Distraction for Akama' (regardless of what they stated).

Is anyone able to prove with screenshots that they handed in this quest (13429) and got the title? In any case, I would be wary of making a ticket for this quest. I can guarantee you will not get the title if a GM completes it for you and there is no way to undo it.

Comment by frank3ntank

I sort of let this GM have it today because I was pretty irritated that both my girlfriend and I completed the pre-req's for this chain simply so that we could get the necklaces that teleport us to BT in order to make farming for warglaives easier. I already have the feat of strength on my account for hand of al'dal. i dont care about the title or anything but being able to port to black temple. The guild I was in cleared both hyjal and ssc but never cleared BT before wrath hit.

Here is my conversation in regards to this quest, keep in mind this is the 3rd ticket I opened for this issue.

19:06 : Greetings rogue, this is Game Master Mystacaella. How are you doing today?19:10 : Do you have a moment to speak with me about the issue you were reporting?19:13 : yes i do, sorry was fighting a boss19:13 : np19:13 : I see you were following up with us regarding a quest you were having some issues with?19:14 : yes, i am pretty dissipointed with the customer service i have received in regards to my ticket19:14 : I can understand you frustration with this.19:14 : i just dont understand why a game master cannot simply start the event for me or complete the dialogue for this quest19:15 : The biggest thing is this is not a one off issue, generally Game Masters are unable to complete broken quests for players unless we are given the ability to do so by our developers.19:16 : Unfortunately at this time we have not been given approval to intervene in this case >_<19:16 : :/script SelectGossipOption(1);19:16 : thats all you have to do19:17 : on the mob, there is no option available. its not a bug, it was intentionally broken19:17 : I can confirm that our developers are aware of the issue and working to resolve it in an upcoming patch.19:17 : did you copy paste the answers from the last two game masters?19:17 : what happened to the customer service that blizzard USED to have?19:18 : No I did not, I have located our report on this and I can confirm that this is actually bugged and it was not intentionally broken.19:18 : But tell you what give me just a moment to double check to see if there is anything we can do, I can't make any promises but I will see if there is anything we can do.19:19 : i really appreciate it a lot. thank you very much.19:20 : I am sorry but since we do not have approval to intervene in regards to this quest there is nothing we can do.19:21 : I can confirm it is slated to be resolved in a future patch.19:21 : approval to intervene implies that there is a method of resolution. Do I have an escalation path as a blizzard customer?19:22 : In regards to matters such as this one our ability to intervene is restricted as a department and regardless of who you speak with we would be unable to assist you.19:23 : Please know that this issue is not only effecting you, I do see reports from other players effected by this as well.19:23 : yea and i see reports of other players post patch 5.0.4 having this quest completed for them by a game master19:24 : At this time we are asking that everyone is patient while we work to resolve this as any attempt of us to intervene could have negative side effects on your character.19:24 : so the message not consistent, but thats fine i dont want to argue. this issue has already taken away from too much of my play time and greatly lowered the quality of my experience.19:24 : i already have the feat of strength on my account19:25 : there is no possible way it would have a negative effect but again, if this is the message that blizzard wants to send then so be it19:25 : sad to see this game, and its support degenerate in such a way.19:25 : Was there anything else I can assist you with while I am here today?19:26 : You never assisted me with anything else but I do appreciate your time. Might be better off not to send this guy a survey19:26 : Well I shall bid you farewell, and wish you luck now that the Mists have parted and the Pandarens are upon us!

Comment by Kupo03

This quest is now fixed. I completed the quest today and received my title (I had the old Vials but the new Distraction for Akama quest ID).

You actually receive the title BEFORE turning in. You get it right after Akama enters the Black Temple. That is why the guy who had the GM complete it didn't get his title.

Comment by Pedak

After having this quest in my log for the past 4 years, I decided to finally finish it, I'd completely forgotten that I'd already completed the Vials of Eternity quest. So to my pleasant surprise upon turning in, I received my "Hand of A'dal" title. So as of 12/16/2012, this quest is still valid. Can confirm achievement with Pedak on Shadowmoon.

Comment by lAwful

Been sitting on this quest chain for years, finally got to it only to be blocked by the bug with Xi'ri. Discovered today it was finally fixed and finished it.

Didn't get the title. A GM told me they removed the title patches ago, leading me to believe they weren't aware of the progression on the matter. I'm responding now, but I've been cheated out of the title. Frustrating.

EDIT: Got a response.

Hey there! This is Game Master Zoragova. I see you were having a problem completeing a quest you picked up back in BC. Due to all of the expansions, patches, and the other updates we have made to the game, this quest is no longer apart of the game client. I understand this may be frustrating considering you've waited so long to receive the title and have completed the quest. There is just simply no way to resolve this issue. I'm sorry for any inconvienence this has caused you. I hope it doesn't iterfear with your love for playing. I do thank you, however, for bringing this issue to our attention. If you have anymore issues or concers please let us know.

So, sol I guess. :\

Comment by arvins316

I had kept this quest in my logs since BC I did NOT have both vials at the end of BC but I finished the vials back in Wrath, just last night I got the Time Phased trinket from Hyjal so I figured what the heck lets wrap it up and get it out of my log after this long. When I helped Maiv I WAS awarded the Hand of Ad'al Title, so yes I had an old quest but I picked up the brand new one today at the Temple so it had to have had the new ID. Just wanted to share that as of just now 02/13/2013 this is still possible to get if you have part of the old stuff still in your logs :)

Comment by sluggyjunx

OK, so this has been a roller coaster day for me. I saw a tweet on the Warcraft feed about someone completing this quest today and I got pretty excited. I had picked up the Vials quest pre WotLK and had it when Wrath launched. I missed the cutoff and never completed the quest. I probably abandoned it at some point.

When I saw the tweets today about the person who completed it, I though, "I had those quests, I should see if I can complete it." I got very excited. Too excited. Too hopeful. I went to SSC, downed Fathom-Lord and boom, got the quest. I was so excited. I went out and downed Al'ar, Rage Winterchill and went back to Xi'ri to stave off the Legion's forces. Once the elite had been downed I went to turn in, excitedly anticipating the title. But no title. I thought maybe the NPC was bugged or somehow someone had tagged my kill (which they did, a horde tagged the elite before I could get to him) but no. I opened a ticket, here's the reply I got:

"Unfortunately, the Hand of A'dal title is only granted if the final quest was accepted and in your log from before the title was officially removed from the game. When it was removed, a new version of the quest was implemented, but without the title. I sincerely apologize, but I'm afraid that the title is not available for the character."

I am nearly certain that I had the Vials quest, but probably not the SSC one. Oh well. My great white whale swims on and away. Sad.

Comment by Urbanspacesquid

The quest is working now but I was sure it was broken because of the way it's scripted. The event's a really cool one but overdoes it a bit on dramatic pauses. If you're doing it and nothing much seems to happen, just wait some more.

After you talk to X'iri nothing happens for a bit, then after a while he gives you the buff thing. X'iri's forces run in and fight, and this goes on for quite some time (you'll see reinforcements running up the road from the Aldor and Scryer FPs). Most of the fighting is done by these guys. Vargath and his mates will spawn and stand around being ugly.

Sometime after that - they really do take AGES - Akama and Maiev will show up. I suspect they've /walked all the way from the warden's cage.

It's easiest just to hang with X'iri and wait, then when you see Akama and co. wandering up from the main road, stick with them. Akama engages in some fighting but not a lot. Just watch the dialogue and emotes and follow him to the crack in the wall. The quest completes as he goes inside. You don't need to go with him, just go back to X'iri to hand in and get your Medallion of Karabor.

Comment by Djongov

I did the quest today and got Hand of A'dal feat of Strength ! Amazing

Comment by HyruleZelda

If you are on the green fire questline Infiltrating the Black Temple the area will be phased, however if you stand by the quest giver for about 10 minutes the NPCs should eventually make it to where they need to and give you credit.

Comment by Delthrin

Haven't seen anything posted on this in some time so I just wanted to say I got this achievement today after many years of neglecting to finish this rather long quest chain. I must say, it was a rather enjoyable experience, I am not a huge RP person but I can say it was worth completing.

A Distraction for Akama

Ensure that Akama and Maiev enter the Black Temple in Shadowmoon Valley after Xi'ri's forces create a distraction.

Help Akama and Maiev enter the Black Temple.

Description

<Xi'ri pulses with lights as the Aldor and Scryer forces around him respond to his orders. Xi'ri's army is ready to push Illidan's forces back and create a distraction for Akama. The naaru awaits your request to begin the attack.>

<Xi'ri pulses with energy as you feel an object materialize in your hands. It is the medallion you gave to A'dal on Akama's behalf, its power augmented by the naaru's magic. The Sha'tar have entrusted you with the Medallion of Karabor, and with it access to the Black Temple.>